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Black Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software's classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life. Powered by Source Engine, You will re-visit the inaugural role of Gordon Freeman and his memorable journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility. Expect detailed environments to explore, a huge cast of characters and experimental weaponry. All-new music, voice acting, choreography and added dialogue give way to a more expansive and immersive experience than ever before. Learn more.

It's a brilliant tribute to one of the greatest videogames ever made, and it's also a good game in its own right.

Soundtrack

Composed by Joel Nielsen, the Black Mesa soundtrack is available for streaming, in full, below. You can listen to each song individually, or download the entire soundtrack in a compressed archive. Interested in showing support? Please donate. If you can't afford to, it's on the house.

It isn't perfect, but Black Mesa is one of the most entertaining shooters we've played this year. That's pretty amazing when you consider it's based on a game released 14 years ago.

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Over 10 hours of heavily updated single player campaign, Multiplayer, Custom modding tools, Fully integrated workshop, and complete steam integration with- trading cards, backgrounds, achievements, and more on the latest, hybrid, version of the Source Engine.

If you missed out on Half-Life, Black Mesa provides a nice alternative experience that won't require you to boot up the original 14-year old title- you owe it to yourself to check out Black Mesa.